Author: Tom Patriot

Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body

Tom Patriot

Injuries can’t heal without a constant influx of blood’s key ingredient — oxygen. A new flexible sensor developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs, potentially giving doctors a new way to monitor healing wounds in real time. “When you hear the word oximeter, the name for blood-oxygen sensors, rigid and bulky finger-clip sensors come into your mind,” said Yasser Khan, a graduate student in electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley. “We wanted to break…

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Jennifer Lawrence and Adele Just Partied Together at a Gay Bar & the Photos Are Epic

Tom Patriot

Jennifer Lawrence and Adele are friends and they both definitely know how to party. The celebs were spotted at Pieces gay bar in Manhattan on Friday night, and they both appeared to be having the best time. According to The Sun, Adele got up on stage to speak to drag queen Brita Filter. She introduced herself to the crowd saying, “Hi my name’s Adele,” before screaming, “She’s f***ing engaged!” in reference to Lawrence’s recent engagement to Cooke Maroney. Adele also had the perfect explanation about what she’s been up to recently: “​I’m actually at the moment a stay-at-home mom,” she told the crowd.…

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No link found between MMR vaccine and autism, even among children with other risk factors for autism

Tom Patriot

A nationwide cohort study of all children born in Denmark to Danish-born mothers between 1999 through 2010 concluded that the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases following vaccination. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The hypothesized link between measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism continues to cause concern and challenge vaccine uptake. Currently, there is a concerning increase in measles cases in Europe and…

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Go for a run or eat chocolate: A choice dictated by the cannabinoid receptors

Tom Patriot

Physical inactivity is a common factor in lifestyle diseases — and one that is often linked to the excessive consumption of fatty and/or sugary foods. The opposite scenario of excessive physical activity at the expense of caloric intake can also be harmful, as cases of anorexia nervosa illustrate. These data therefore point to the crucial need to research the neurobiological processes that control the respective motivations for exercise and food intake. A study by Inserm and CNRS researchers published on March 7, 2019 in JCI Insight reveals that the cannabinoid type 1…

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